Med Ophthalmology 2020 2 37

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A clinical case evaluates an 82-year-old woman with Alzheimer dementia and new-onset drooling associated with right ear pain, tearfulness, fever, hypertension, and diabetes with poor glycemic control. Otoscopic findings show granulation tissue with white drainage in the right external auditory canal while the tympanic membrane remains mobile. Facial asymmetry indicates cranial nerve VII involvement. The presentation supports necrotizing (malignant) otitis externa with skull-base osteomyelitis and predicts infection spread and high mortality without prompt antipseudomonal antibiotics, requiring prolonged therapy.

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